shspitz
American expat in China
Forum posts
4
Contacts
2
About me
American, Married with children
Lives in Beijing
Speaks English
Registration: 17 March 2013
Activity
Church in HCMC by potse
Hi All, I am seeking to attend a church in HCMC. My preference is ideally a church that focuses more on teaching, that is non charismatic and english speaking. Districts are: Phu Nhuan, District 3, District 10, Tan Binh, Binh Thahn, Go Vap, ...
Please note that www.igahcmc,org was changed to idfhcmc.com i think back in 2020, and moved to 15 Tú Xương. P VTS. Q3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from "the Manor" after the 2021 lockdown was over. I am not in HCMC now, but I see they still have ... Read More
Sending money out of vietnam by Linmarpat
English teacher wanting to know how you get money out of Vietnam. I was told it isn't a problem, but once I got here I was told I can't send money out to pay my bills back home. Not even through Western Union. Can anyone with unfailing ...
Take up to 5000 USD (Vietnam limit to take out) with you and make a quick run to Cambodia border, re-enter and declare that you have 5000. They will give you a slip to verify this USD came from outside the country. Then go to any bank with the ... Read More
Naming infant for Vietnamese birth certificate by Diazo
I know I have seen this topic covered many ties on the forum. Tried to search for it but the search function on here seems to leave a lot to be desired. I am an American Married to a Vietnamese and just gave birth to our son. One government office ...
I am USA and my wife Vietnamese and we live in HCMC. For our first son back in June 2016, we had no problem giving him the first and middle name we desired (English names) on the Vietnamese birth certificate. Now we just did our second son's ... Read More
17,000 Yuan a month by pcantonio
HI, I've never been to Beijing before and don't know much about the cost of living in Beijing. I have a job offer that would give me 17,000 yuan a month for salary and another 11,000 yuan a month for housing. I've lived in other Asian ...
Hi Pcantonio, you should be able to live comfortably on that salary, also depends what area you will look for apartment, but 11000 should cover you just about anywhere in comfort. I found near Tsinghua University, hard to find a decent looking ... Read More